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speak of him of strict Honour in all his Dealings & knowing
in commerce & well versed in figures: he is sober & well-
spoken, appears not of a hasty Temper & has by Assiduity
gained a fair substantial fortune. I can't help expressing his
appearance & characteristicks is of a Person I believe well
deserving, is polite & so are his sons, these Marks of him
are substantial proved, & Characterising him a Man of Trust,
confidence & real Credit intirely sutiable of acceptance,
Especially in an Office & Employ these resquisites center &
points out & gives to his Lord^p a fair opportunity & prospect
of him in the station of his being his Agent & Rec^r Gen^l & I
shall recomend him unless you Do point more suitable & con-
tradictory of what is assented of him, As to M^r Lloyd I have
inclosed my Let^t in answ^r to him with a flying seal open, w^h
when you have perused, I desire you'l close & deliver to him.
I hope M^r Lloyds continuance, But the Non-performance of
the Rec^r Gen^l Office & his non-complyance to his Lord^p Inst^rs
will eject him with my Lord. I know not how it is ? But the
conduct, Address & un-sociable Behaviour of Britain originating
since Born Native Americans, whether it is from the climate
by Birth or in the womb Bred in America I can't say, they are
here Proverbial on men of Dowley Look, like an American
very presumptive in wisdom often very Ignorant assuming &
in his Blood reigns a melancholy Damp that keeps his spirits
down: of favours un-mindful yet very turbulant if not done &
distinguish 'd, & very rapacious. The actions of my ancestors
Generous Benevolence & Lenity with regard to them &
sincere good wishes with helps pecuniary done, by the pro-
vincial Legislature assembled & acknowledged on their
Records by Laws by them passed, what returns? but scoffs &
contempt, very few if any with Gratitude, what a Let^r pub-
lished here I sent you, Maryland dated Aug^t the 8^th 1763
him & his Sophistry "What Explicative Negatives upon his
Lord^p & his Council not as Temporal Lords his Council.
What invectives he throughs ag^l his Lord^ps Father (w^h even if

he had done, he had right) the remove of M^r Bordlcy Father

from the Council voluntaryly occasion'd & forced by M^r Bordley
himself on Gov^r Charles Calvert. I have no impression on
other remove. How he Hood-winks the Action & occasion as
not bearing to the purpose he designs, with what absurdity
does he Garden his Let^r ab^t the Crown's Power of Granting
Royal Charters not fit for the Lord Proprietor tho' with his
Lord^p & invested by Royal charter he allows the Plan of the
provincial Goverment similar with other of his Majesty's
Colonies: with what Cobweb skill does he attempt to wound
the Crown's Power, thro' his Lord^ps sides the charter. His
redundant skill avoids to Notice the Appeal to the King &

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